Page 2: Historical Events In 1989

Jan 16   Police arrest writer Vaclav Havel in Prague in the year 1989.   

Jan 16   Three days of riots begin in Miami after a police officer shoots and kills a black motorcyclist, which also claims the life of the passenger in the ensuing crash on this day in history.   

Jan 16   In the year 1989 uSSR announces plan for 2-year manned mission to Mars   

Jan 17   Al Arbour wins his 600th NHL game as coach on this day in history.   

Jan 17   Five children are shot to death at Cleveland Elementary School in Stockton, California, by a gunman who then kills himself on this day in history.   

Jan 17   Gunman opens fire in California schoolyard; 5 students slain, 30 wounded in the year 1989.   

Jan 17   Murden & Metz are first women to reach South Pole overland (on skis) in the year 1989.   

Jan 17   On this day in history sterling A Brown, US poet/critic (Southern Road), dies at 87   

Jan 18   On this day in history astronomers discover pulsar in remnants of Supernova 1987A (LMC)   

Jan 18   Bruce Chatwin, British writer, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

Jan 18   Candace Thomas marries Steve Garvey in the year 1989.   

Jan 18   On this day in history iBM announces earnings up 10.4% in 1988   

Jan 18   In the year 1989 otis Redding, Dion, Rolling Stones, Temptations & Stevie Wonder inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame   

Jan 18   In the year 1989 west Indies beat Australia 2-1 to win the World Series Cup   

Jan 19   Norma Varden, actress (Loose in London), dies in the year 1989.   

Jan 19   President Reagan pardons George Steinbrenner for illegal funds for Nixon in the year 1989.   

Jan 20   Beatrice Lillie, actress (Thoroughly Modern Millie), dies at 94 on this day in history.   

Jan 20   On this day in history bush inaugurated as 41st President & Quayle becomes 44th Vice President   

Jan 20   In the year 1989 wayne Holdsworth takes a wicket first ball in 1st-class cricket   

Jan 21   On this day in history a woman is assaulted & raped in the room of an Oklahoma football player   

Jan 21   On this day in history in St John's Newfoundland Tory Brian Peckford resigns after 10 years as Newfoundland Premier; replaced by Clyde Wells after election   

Jan 22   In the year 1989 in Tajikistan a 5.3 earthquake occured, two hundred seventy-four people killed, many injured, extensive damage (VII) and mudslides in the Gissar area   

Jan 23   In the year 1989 challenge to "who is a Jew" law filed in Israeli Supreme Court   

Jan 23   Surrealist painter Salvador Dali dies at age 84 in the year 1989.   

Jan 24   In the year 1989 serial killer Ted Bundy is put to death in Florida's electric chair.   

Jan 24   Ted Bundy, serial killer of up to 100 women, executed in Florida at 42 on this day in history.   

Jan 24   The first reported case of AIDS transmitted by heterosexual oral sex in the year 1989.   

Jan 26   In the year 1989 aT&T reports first loss in 103 years; $1.67 B in 1988   

Jan 26   Paul Daels, Flemish chairman (IJzerbedevaart committee), dies in the year 1989.   

Jan 26   Test debut of Mark Taylor, Australia vs West Indies, Sydney in the year 1989.   

Jan 26   On this day in history uS computer security expert warns of catastrophic virus   

Jan 27   German war criminals Fischer &Austrian der Fünten freed in the year 1989.   

Jan 27   Oklahoma's linebacker, Mark VanKeirsblilck assaults an Oklahoma grad student on this day in history.   

Jan 28   46th Golden Globes Rain Man, Working Girl on this day in history.   

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Jun 07   In the year 1989 birth of michael Joseph Tamboli, Eldesburg Md, born 01:23:45 PM on 6-7-89   

Jul 13   On this day in history birth of sayumi Michishige, Japanese singer (Morning Musume)   

Sep 02   In the year 1989 birth of alexandre Pato, Brazilian footballer   

Sep 02   In the year 1989 birth of ishmeet Singh Sodhi, Indian Playback Singer (d. 2008)   

Dec 29   Nathan Forbes, British footballer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   In the year 1989 death of sergei Lvovich Sobolev, Russian mathematician (b. 1909)   

Jan 06   In the year 1989 hirohito, Japan`s emperor (1922-89), dies at 87 after 62-year reign   

Jan 08   Johnny Jordaan, [Jan van Musscher], Dutch folk singer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Bill Terry, baseball player (b. 1898) died in the year 1989.   

Jan 10   On this day in history death of herbert Morrison, American radio reporter (b. 1905)   

Jan 13   Joe Spinell, actor (Maniac, Star Crash, Strike Force), dies at 51 on this day in history.   

Jan 15   Wilf Slack, cricketer (whilst bat in Gambia England player 1986), dies on this day in history.   

Jan 16   In the year 1989 pierre Boileau, screenwriter (Vertigo), dies at 82